Portable metallic building



Sept, i8 923 Lpw@ J. A. BALDWIN PORTABLE METALLI C BUILDING Filed July l, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 attoz m13 Sept. 18 1923.,

J. A. BALDWIN PORTABLE METALLIC BUILDING Filed July l, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Sept. i8, i923,

JOSEPH BMDWIN, 0F BALTIIHOBE, MARYLAND.

PUBTABLE MEIQLLIC JEUXJLJDING.

` Application med July 1,

This invention relates to sheet metal buildings composed of a number` of units or parts which can be shipped 1n knockeddown form and readily set up and united at the selected site of the building. The structure is intended more `particularly for garages and similar small buildings.

It is the object of the invention to provide' a structure of the kind described composed of a novel and improved construction and arrangement of units which canv be easily and quickly set up and connected, and which will form a building possessing the greater strength and rigidity.

. In order that the invention may be better understood, reference. is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the building, Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is an enlargedvertical cross-section, partly broken away, taken on the lineB-S of Fig. 1; Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional details on the lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 3 Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through one corner of the building; Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig.` 2, partly broken away; Fig. 8 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 9 is a verticalsection on the line 9--9 of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the sides and the roof of the buildin are constructed of sheets or panels of meta the side sheets being shown at 10 and the roofing sheets at 11. These sheets are all stamped or formed with longitudinally extending ribs. The ribs of the side sheets are shown at 10, and the ribs of the roofing sheets at 11a.

The sheets 10 forming the sides of the building seat at the bottom on a sill composed of angle irons 12 which are anchored down on the concrete floor or other foundation 10 by hooks 14: embedded in the latter, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The sheets have a rib 10a at each end and in setting up the sheets theend ribs are made to interlock or lap, with bolts 15 passing therethrough, as

1922. Serial lilo. 572,175.

shown in Fig. 6, whereby the sheets are connected and rigidly secured in aembled relat1on to form the sides of the building.

l[n the design of the corner side wall connect1ons it has been the object to do away with all bolts or similar fastenings, and to eliminate all looseness, and frailty of the conventional sliding joint. The corner connection as shown in F 1g. 6 consists of a stud and a cap. The stud is made of sheet metal which is bent to form a body 16 having outstanding flanges 16 extending throughout the entire length thereof, from opposite sides, and in opposite directions. Ihe cap is also made of sheet metal which 1s bent to form a body portion 17 havin inturned flanges 17a presented toward and having their ends spaced from each other. The adjacent ends of the sidesheets 10, at the corner of the building, have outwardly and reversely presented flanges 18 extending at oblique angles from said sheets. The flanges 16, 17a and 18 form interlocking hooks in the parts from which they extend and they are all parallel, and in assembling the corner structure the stud 16 is loca-ted inside the building and the cap 17 on the outside, and said stud and cap are so placed that the flanges 18 fit snugly4 between the flanges 16a and 17 as shown in Fig. 6. The cap is slid down from above, thus clamping the flanges 18 of the wall sheets 10 tight against the stud flanges 16. This construction eliminates bolts and makes a solid, non-rattle joint, as Well as one having a pleasing appearance from without and within. The joint can also be erected with ease and speed, and it possesses unusual strength and rigidity. The corner is also strengthened by a diagonal brace bar 19.

The roof of the building is composed of the ribbed sheets 11 which are connected at their inner ends to a ridge 20 and a ridge cap 21, these being also formed of sheet metal, and arranged to form a rest and a channel pocket for the roof sheets. The ridge 2O has inclined side portions 20a on which the roof sheets seat, and at the inner end of these side portions are upturned end portions 20b terminating in laterally extending top portions 20". The inner ends of the roof sheets abut against the end portions 20b of the ridge member. The cap 21 has its side portions doubled, ,as Shown at 21, and extended lltltl parallel to the side portion 2()E of the ridge member, and spaced from the latter, whereby pockets or channels are formed to seat the inner ends of the roof sheets. At their inner ends, the bottom layers of the doubled ortions 21E of the cap are fashioned 1nto hooks 21b which are engaged with the parts 20c of the ridge member. rlhe weight of the roof bearing down on the parts20 causes the parts 20c through the hooks 21", to force the cap 21 to bear down tight on the roof sheets, thus clamping said sheets tightly between the parts 20a and 21. Bolts and screws are not required, and them entire roof can be installed by one person without walking thereon. By having the parts 2017 abutting against the inner ends of the roof sheets, the joints between the latter and the ridge member are made impervious to the entrance of rain and light.

The ridge member 20 carries a bracket 22 to which is connected an anchor rod 23 for holding'the roof down in place, the lower end of said rod being secured to a cross beam 24 extending between opposite walls of the building, and bolted at its ends to angle bars 25 secured to said walls at the top thereof. Fig. 3 shows only one side of the roof struc* ture in its entirety, which is sufficient as the structure is the same on both sides of the building.

At the ends of the roof, special sheets 26 are provided for connection with the gables 27, the latter being flat metal sheets of triangular shape. The sheets 26 are ribbed at their inner ends, as shown at 26b for connection with the adjacent roof sheets 11, the ribs 1la of the latter interlocking with the ribs'26b. It will also be understood that the ribs of adjacent roof sheets all interlock in the same manner as the ribs 10a of the side sheets 10.

Fig. 7 illustrates the gable at one end of the building, and its connection with the roof. This end of the building is provided with a double door 28 as shown in Fig. 2. The gable construction at the other end of the building is thesame as that shown in Fig. 7, and hence it need not be illustrated. The door 28 is provided with a bottom stop 29, and a top stop 30, the latter being on the top cross bar 31 of the door frame, said bar being bolted or otherwise secured to an angle bar 32. The bar 31 is of wood, sheathed with metal, as shown at 31u and this sheathing is formed with a bend to produce the stop 30.

The bottom of the gable sheet 27 has a horizontal outward bend 27 vand a parallel and spaced return bend 27J between which the horizontal ange of the angle bar 32 seats. At their outer ends, the bends 27 and 27h are brought closely together and given a downward slope, as shown at 27. The inner enel of the part 27b has a downward bend 27d to seat betweenv the rear face of the sheathing 31E* of the bar 31` and the opposite vertical flange of the angle bar 32. rilhis construction securely anchors the gable sheet 27 at the bottom Without bolts or similar fasteners.

in line with the gable sheet 27, the sheet 26 is doubled to form an upstanding rib 33 be` tween the two sides of which the top of the gable sheet seats and is tightly clamped. Forwardly of the gable sheet 27, the sheet 26 terminates in an upstanding rib 33, which latter, with the rib 33, form a gutter to discharge rain water in the direction of the roof sides and not over the building end.

With the roof are also associated eave members, one of which is shown in Fig. 3. This member is a single sheet of metal which is bent at one of lits longitudinal. edges, as shown at 34, to hook over the inwardly presented horizontal tlange of the angle bar 25, said bar extendin throughout the entire length of the building and binding together the upper ends of the side sheets 10. The hook 34 is also bolted to the an le flange, as shown at 35. From the hook, t e eave sheet extends across the top of the sheets 10, in contact with the under side of the roof sheets 11, as shown at 36, and then downwardly in front of and in contact with the sheets 10 as shown at 37, being secured to the latter by the bolts 38 which secure the angle bar 25.

At the bottom of the bend 37. the eave sheet has an outward horizontal bend 39, then an upward bend 40 to extend along the outer end of the roof sheets 11, and then a final downward bend 41 is made from the top of the bend 40. Tongues 42 are punched out of the bend 40 and bent over on top of the roof sheets 11 to hold down the latter, and the openings 43 produced by 'these tongues permit the escape of water runn down the roof, the same being dischargxd behind the part 41, which latter acts as a guard to prevent the water from running down the side of the building, and also from being discharged on abutting propert v. The part 39 also has apertures 44 to permit the escape of any water which might back under the roof sheets and get into the space between said part 39 and the overhanging portion of the roof. The cave member eliminates entirely the use of bolts or similar astenings to hold the roof in position, and it also facilitates speed of erection.

The building may also be provided with a side door 55 and a window. The window structure is shown in detail in Figs. 3 and 8. The window pane 45 is mounted in a sheet metal sash 46 which is hingedat the top, as shown at 47, to swing outwardly. The window opening is sov located that there is a pair of interlocking ribs 10* on each side tit)- naeaioo shown at 51. The bottom of the window frame is a sheet metal strip 52 riveted or otherwise secured to the sheets 10, as shown v at 53, and having a bend 54 forming a stop for the window.

I claim:

l. A metallic building structure having sides which are provided at the corners of the building with outwardly and reversely extending flanges, studs positioned at said corners and having outstanding flanges and caps for the corners provided with inturned flanges, the flanges of the building sides and the cap and the stud flan es forming hooks which interlock, and the l rst-'mentioned flanges seating between the cap and the stud anges.

2. A metallic building 'structure havingl sides which are provided at the corners of the buildin with outwardly and reversely extending anges, corner studs, and corner caps, said studs and caps having lianges,.'A said Hanges and the flanges of the building sides forming hooks which interlock.

3. yIn a metallic building structure, a gable sheet, a roof sheet having means for clamping the top of the able sheet, a cross-bar below the bottom of t e gable sheet, and :an anglebar carried by the cross bar, and having its horizontal flange spaced from the top thereof, the bottom of the gable sheet having horizontal forward and return bends between which Said iange is clamped.

4. In a metallic building structure, a gable sheet, a roof sheet having means for clamping the top of the gable sheet, a cross-bar below the bottom of the gable sheet, and an angle-bar carried by the cross-bar, and having its horizontal flange spaced from the top thereof, the bottom of the gable sheet having horizontal forward and return bends between which said flange is clamped, the return bend also having a downward bend at its extremity which seats between the vertical flange of the angle-bar and the opposite face of the cross-bar.

5. In a metallic building structure, a roof,

said outstanding ortion having an upward 'l bend extending a ong the end of the roof and provided with punched out tongues which are engagable with the top of the roof, said tongues producing water-dischargeopenings in the upward bend, and a,

depending guard portion in front thereof.

6. In a metallic building structure, a. roof, and an eaves member secured at one end to the buildingside and having an outstanding portion -located beneath` the roof end, and provided with water-discharge apertures, said outstanding portion having an upward bend extending along the end of the roof and'provided with punched out tongues which are engagablewith the top of the roof, said tongues producing waterdischarge openings 1n the upward bend, and a depending guard portion 1n front thereof.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

JOSEPH A. BALDWIN. 

